Faculty of Arts & Society
School of Cultural Studies
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Staff Research Interests & Activities
The School's primary research interests are in social and cultural history, literary culture, and media and popular culture and academic staff achieve national and international acclaim for their work. Colleagues are actively involved in publishing, the production of journals, the hosting of day-schools and conferences, and centrally placed in academic networks. The journal, Contemporary Women's Writing (Oxford University Press) and Contemporary Women's Writing Network were initiated in and supported by the School.
Please use the links on the right hand side of the page to find out about the research interests of individual members of staff.
Common Ground, Converging Gazes - Integrating the Social and Environmental in History
International Conference
Venue: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Paris, 11-12-13 September 2008
Organised by the Centre de Recherches Historiques and supported by the European Society for Environmental History and the School of Cultural Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University.
Click on title for full details.
Book Publication
Dr Lisa Taylor has a new book entitled 'A Taste for Gardening, Classed and Gendered Practices', published on 15 August 2008, by Ashgate. This book presents the first scholarly analysis of the relationship between media interest in gardening and cultural identities.
Please click here to download the press release.STAFF RESEARCH INTERESTS AT A GLANCE